Third
by Wendy Wasserstein

Auditions:
Saturday August 2, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Monday August 4, 2008 at 7:30 pm

NOTE: Third is NOT published. To obtain a copy, see American Theatre Magazine, April, 2006.

Casting:

• Laurie - college professor, to play 54 years old
• Emily - Laurie's daughter, to play 18-19 years old
• Jack - Laurie's father, has dementia, to play in 70s
• Nancy - college professor, friend of Laurie's, age open
• Third - college student, to play 20 years old.

Cold readings from the script

Performances:
November 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 2008

Contact Info:
Laurie Freed, director – litelmama@comcast.net or 301-987-2478
Richard Ley, producer – rwley@earthlink.net or 301-681-5871

Background: "Laurie" a brilliant, feminist, intellectual begins to question the things she has passionately believed in when she finds herself pit against an equally brilliant, conservative, male, college student. When she accuses him of plagiarizing a paper on KING LEAR, "Third" fights back, at her and the system. Through opposing viewpoints, Laurie is confronted with the realities of the time she lives in. The personal insight she discovers through self-questioning, and the loved ones who surround her, will help to take her into the "third" part of her life's journey.

This play is satiric, sarcastic, poignant and very realistic. It was Ms. Wasserstein's last play before her death.